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Lebenslauf
Persönliche Daten:Name Hartmut Cuny
Geburtstag 31. August 1979 Geburtsort Darmstadt Familienstand ledig Staatsangehörigkeit deutsch Schulausbildung: 1986 – 1990 Grundschule, Seeheim-Jugenheim 1990 – 1999 Gymnasium, Seeheim-Jugenheim
Juni 1999 Abschluss Abitur
Studium:
1999 – 2001 Grundstudium Biologie, Technische Universität Darmstadt September 2001 Diplom-Biologen-Vorprüfung
2001 – 2004 Hauptstudium Biologie, Technische Universität Darmstadt November 2003 Diplom-Biologen-Hauptprüfung
Dez. 2003 – Aug. 2004 Diplomarbeit Wissenschaftliche Tätigkeit:
Feb. 2005 – Dez. 2008 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/Doktorand Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München Department Pharmazie
Lehrstuhl Pharmakologie für Naturwissenschaften Prof. Dr. Martin Biel
Danksagung
Mein ganz besonderer Dank gilt Herrn Prof. Dr. Martin Biel für die herzliche Aufnahme in seiner Arbeitsgruppe, für die Bereitstellung des interessanten Forschungsthemas und für die allzeit freundliche Unterstützung im Rahmen dieser Arbeit.
Mein Dank gilt außerdem Herrn Prof. Dr. Christian Wahl-Schott für die exzellente Betreuung und die vielen anregenden Diskussionen während meiner Arbeit sowie für die Übernahme des Koreferats.
Mein Dank gilt weiterhin Herrn Dr. Markus Moser für die sachkundige Unterstützung beim Gentargeting und die wertvollen Ratschläge, Herrn Dr. Sven Moosmang für seine fundierte Hilfe bei den in situ Hybridisierungen, Herrn Prof. Dr. Marc Freichel für die Bereitstellung seiner Vektoren mit den Sequenzen der Neomycinresistenz- und TK- Kassette, Herrn Prof. Dr. Hermann Ammer für die große Hilfsbereitschaft bei der Antiseren-Aufreinigung und Herrn Dr. Dirk Becker und seinen Mitarbeitern für die Expressionsstudien an Pflanzenzellen.
Katrin Rötzer und Melanie Gebhard danke ich für die tatkräftige und zuverlässige Unterstützung bei der Laborarbeit.
Ich danke außerdem Christian Gruner für den Einsatz und die Hilfe bei der Gewinnung der Stammzellklone, Kristina Grießmeier für die Bereitstellung ihrer HEK-Zellen und Michael Schieder für die gute Zusammenarbeit während der Endphase meiner Arbeit.
Für das gründliche Korrekturlesen meiner Arbeit bedanke ich mich herzlich bei Prof. Dr. Christian Wahl-Schott, bei Hana Rauschenbach und bei meinem Vater Dr. Eckehard Cuny. Schließlich danke ich allen Mitarbeitern des Arbeitskreises für die sehr angenehme, freundliche Atmosphäre bei der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit, aber auch für all das, was über den Laboralltag hinausging, wie z. B das nette Beisammensein bei Grillfesten und gemeinsamen Abenden.